Hazelnut
Corylus avellana
MediumSecondary
Production
A reliable understory nut producer: happy in part shade, gives poles when coppiced, and asks little once settled. Plant two varieties for pollination and expect to share with squirrels.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Medium
- Lifecycle
- Secondary
- Soil preference
- Loam, Sandy
- Soil pH range
- 5.5 – 7.5
- Min. temperature
- -30°C
- Min. rainfall
- 700 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- Medium
- Frost tolerance
- High
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Irrigation needed
- Medium
How to manage it
Multi-stem shrub ideal for the understory and coppice/hedge lines; tolerates part shade and coppices readily for poles and mulch.
Watch out for
Wind-pollinated and largely self-incompatible - plant two or more cultivars for good nut set. Suckers freely and squirrels take the nuts.
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